Exam 9: Lymphatic System and Immunity

The two categories of leukocytes are granulocytes and agranulocytes.

The term pyrexia refers to fever.

The thymus gland is instrumental in the development of T cells.

As a type of second-line defense, these lymphocytes act nonspecifically to kill cells that have been infected by certain viruses and cancer cells.

A substance formed by the body in reaction to a perceived foreign substance is a(n)

Polys are the same as PMNs.

A hypersensitivity is the same as an allergy.

A cancer of plasma cells is called

Lymphaden/o refers to lymph glands, also termed

An example of a polymorphonucleocyte is a monocyte.

Acquired immunity is either active or passive.

All blood cells originate from a single type of cell termed a(n)

The combining form for the thymus gland is thyr/o.

Lymphatic fluid contains lymphocytes and monocytes.

Inflammation of a lymph vessel is

Hypersensitivity caused by IgE is called

Natural passive acquired immunity may be gained through breast milk.

Another term for lymph is intrastitial fluid.

An abnormal decrease of neutrophils is called

In an allergy, the substance that causes irritation is termed an allergen.